Play PC games on your Mac? TUAW tests CrossOver
Posts with tag mojipittan

First Mojipittan DLC spells 'money' for Namco Bandai

Posted Apr 30th 2008 12:45PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Imports, WiiWare


The WiiWare version of Namco Bandai's popular, impossible-to-localize puzzle game Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan (Word Puzzle Mojipittan) got its first add-on pack today. For 200 Wii Points, an additional 30 puzzles, along with new background music for those puzzles, can be downloaded from the Wii Shop, which actually doesn't seem like such a bad deal.

The stages in the pack range from easy enough for children to "Ultra Hard," and have themes like "Countries of the World" and "Sweets." We aren't sure how themes in Mojipittan work -- spelling words in just the appropriate themes seems like it would be pretty hard!

Dubious WiiWare sales numbers

Posted Apr 28th 2008 12:00PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Rumors, Imports, WiiWare


We don't know how a Ruliweb poster came across these statistics for Japanese sales of four WiiWare games. They could be inaccurate, they could be stolen from some analyst, or they could even be totally made up. Don't start writing any in-depth articles about these sales numbers or anything like that.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King is the biggest surprise here. We weren't sure how a very nontraditional Final Fantasy game (with grating DLC) would sell, even in Japan. If this report is to be believed, we have our answer: very well!

[Via NeoGAF]

LONPOS joins the microtransactions conga line

Posted Mar 14th 2008 5:00PM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Nintendo Wi-Fi, WiiWare

Hold on tight to your wallets, purses, and Mario Coin Block Banks, everybody. With the Japanese launch of WiiWare less than a fortnight away, more news of microtransactions has begun to trickle in, with Genki confirming that LONPOS will feature extra DLC. The contents of this add-on pack are still a mystery, though we do know it will cost 500 Wii points. You probably don't need us to remind you that 500 Wii points will buy you River City Ransom. Or Phantasy Star II. Or Super Mario Bros. 3.

News of pay DLC on the Wii is nothing new -- Bandai Namco confirmed that extra content would be available for Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Wii months ago, in the form of extra stages. And, while neither title is likely to receive a western release, the likes of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King suddenly seem like prime candidates to receive DLC of their own.

Mojipittan supports Wi-Fi, still doesn't support English

Posted Mar 13th 2008 1:30PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports, Screens, WiiWare


We're a little wistful when we look at the new Wii Ware Kotoba Puzzle Mojipittan. It's a game built around making Japanese words, so there's kind of an inherent problem with localizing it. The Wii Ware version, just like every other version, is therefore locked away in Japan forever.

But it looks so fun! And the use of the hiragana syllabary means that novice-to-intermediate Japanese learners could play it a little without having to worry about kanji. This particular iteration of Mojipittan, in addition to only costing 1,000 Wii Points, has another feature that makes it especially interesting: online play for two players.

In addition to the normal Scrabble-like game, this Mojipittan features a "War Mode" in which players battle over board territory with their words, with the winner occupying the most space.

Wii Ware priced and dated for Japan

Posted Mar 11th 2008 9:45AM by Chris Greenhough
Filed under: News, Video, WiiWare



When it comes to Wii Ware in Japan, Nintendo is cutting it fine. Just this morning, the company announced that the service would launch in the region on March 25th, a mere fortnight from now. The U.S. launch of Wii Ware, you may recall, is down for May 12th.

As well as a date, Nintendo revealed a launch line-up of nine titles with prices that ranged from 500 (Okiraku Ping-Pong Wii and Angel's Solitaire) to 1500 (My Life As A King: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles) Wii points:
Update 1: GameTrailers has just updated with videos of Everybody's Pokemon Ranch, Star Soldier R, Word Puzzle Mojipittan Wii, and Dr. Mario. Hit the break, people!

Continue reading Wii Ware priced and dated for Japan

Japanese Wii Ware page debuts

Posted Mar 3rd 2008 9:45AM by Eric Caoili
Filed under: News, WiiWare

The steady stream of Wii Ware news continues, this time with Nintendo's launch of its official Japanese site for the video game download service. So far, the hub lists almost a dozen upcoming titles, attaching new screenshots to some of the releases:
LostWinds and other western-developed games are noticeably missing, but that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't planned as launch or near-launch titles for other territories. Much to our disappointment, the page neglects to mention any specific pricing for the titles.

One worthwhile detail that we spotted is the above screenof Dr. Mario's four-player cooperative mode. The puzzler was already perfect before -- now it's even perfecter. There's also a multiplayer shot for Magnetica (Puzzloop) worth checking out!

[Via NeoGAF]

Welcome to next-generation online services: Wii Ware to have pay DLC

Posted Nov 7th 2007 10:30AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News, Imports, WiiWare


Further proof that the Wii is truly a next-gen system: Wii Ware will bring the nightmare of for-pay downloadable content to Wii games. Mojipittan, which we were just being all positive about, will be the first downloadable game to include (or, well, exclude until you pay for it) extra downloadables, including stages and items. Why include the stages you've made when you can sell them later?

From there, it's only a matter of time before the slippery slope delivers us straight into unfinished games with content held back for more money, "premium" Mii parts and Wii Menu colors. Welcome to the future! Hope you brought money.

We wish we could play Mojipittan Wii

Posted Nov 5th 2007 2:15PM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: Imports, Screens, WiiWare


Namco Bandai's Wii Ware word game, Kotoba no Puzzle Mojipittan Wii, is exactly the kind of thing that would be up our alley. It's a tile-based word game, like Scrabble, with two important twists. First, it has multiple boards with different layouts, including the one in the screenshot in which every other board has a preplaced "n" on it.

Second, it's, you know, Japanese. That's the real challenge of the thing. Our hiragana comprehension is fine, but we don't exactly have a large enough vocabulary to be able to build words from randomly-selected characters. Honestly, at a reduced Wii Ware price, we'd be tempted to jump on this like we wanted to for the PS2, PSP, and DS versions. Of course, there's no chance at all that Namco Bandai will allow that to happen.

If you think Mojipittan is cute, check the official Mojipittan site for wallpapers and MP3's from the other games, and try your hand at the demo version!

Check out the downloads with Wii Fanboy!Wii Fanboy celebrates Mario Kart!Read our interview with Johnny Chung Lee!
Features
Another Week in ... (31)
Brawl Stage of the Week (5)
Contests / Giveaways (72)
Friday Video (59)
Game Night (19)
Metareview (37)
Mii Spotlight (17)
Point/Counterpoint (1)
Revolutionary (34)
The VC Advantage (44)
VC Monday Madness (123)
Virtually Overlooked (64)
What are you playing? (78)
Wii Fanboy poll (34)
Wii Warm Up (435)
Bits
Channels (63)
Cheats (6)
Controller (380)
Fan stuff (1013)
Features (250)
Homebrew (68)
How-tos (57)
Imports (336)
Interviews (274)
Meta (44)
Mods (115)
News (2811)
Nintendo Wi-Fi (112)
Peripherals (212)
Reviews (96)
Rumors (406)
Sales (70)
Screens (509)
Tech stuff (121)
Video (702)
Virtual Console (414)
Walkthroughs (31)
WiiWare (135)

RESOURCES

RSS NEWSFEEDS

Powered by Blogsmith

Sponsored Links

Featured Galleries

Dr. Mario Online RX
Lost in Blue
MySims Kingdom
Skate It
Brawl Stage of the Week: Another Castle
TV Show King
Pop
Pitfall: The Big Adventure
Protothea

 

Most Commented On (14 days)

Recent Comments

Weblogs, Inc. Network

Other Weblogs Inc. Network blogs you might be interested in:

PS3 Fanboy
WOW Insider
Xbox 360 Fanboy
Nintendo Wii Fanboy
DS Fanboy
PSP Fanboy